Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-23

comfort of the stock will add to its
growth and thrift. Particularly should
comfortable quarters be provided for
the cows that are in calf and the young
stock Where = cheap shed can be
provided so easily with straw and few
poles, or little lumber, there is no
excuse for allowing the cattle TO fall OF
In flesh for want of shelter in the cold
weather, and show the effects of this
FOR months afterwaTd. Now Is the
Time of year to plan for such protection
where it is needed.
y GREAT loss in many farms is o.
casiOned from the fact that the fields
are not uniformly fertile IN all their
parts. If they are naturally the same
kind OF soil the evening-up process Will
be comparatively easy. Sometimes the
defect will he found in a depression
where stagnant water remains. Here
undertaking Will make the waste
place at least as good as the balance of
The field, and probably somewhat better.
In such places underdralDs Will often
paw for themselves in u single crop. for
when they are maize they enable the
entire field to be plOwed and the crop
10 be got In earlier and in better condi-
ton.
FARMERS differ in their estimate of
the value of rock as u permanent fertli-
IZer. Many think II profitable to use
1t on wheat IN connection with manure,
while many have decided that to use il
on all crops to the exclusion of regular
phOsphatas would deplete their soil of
potash. This vies Is correct. Heavy
crops of corn and clover Will exhaust
the potash and unless this depletion is
made good and potash in some shape is
returned To the soil the land will not
respond to the demands OF the tiller.
Potash Is one OF the most essential
elements pertaining TO fertility and
wherever II Il deficient, marked failure
IS the result. Ammonia can be sup
piled in nearly sufficient quantities
from grain fed manure and the opinion
has become general that the air gives
i Dwn almost a sufficient amount, hence
ghe belief that 1t is not best to pay the
increased price of phosphates that grade
high in ammonia. PhUSphates that
grade at least 10 per cent. phOsphOrIc
and from to 6 per cent potash, with
per cent. ammonia are deemed best
adapted TO all soils and crops.
TIE Importance to vegetation of an
abundant wateT-supply Is shown by 4
consideration Of the amount of mOis-
JuTe which is reTSpiTed 10y healthy
plants y suntlOwer, only three and
a half feet high, with , 1915 square
inches of surface exposed to the air,
gives off as invisible vapOr from twenty
10 thirty avOiTdUpOiS ounces of water
every twelve hours. Ihls IS more than
passes through the skin of a man.
Most of the common cultivated plants
such rs wheat, beans, peas and clover
-eXEaie during five months OF growth
more than two hundred times their
dry weight of water; while twice its
weight of water passes from the COrne-
ian cherry IL twenty-fOuT hours.
Nut TREES FOR SHADE.-The idea
Of planting ed ble nut bearing trees
where shade is desired, instead of those
which are solely ornamental, Is not
rev, but the suggestion is one that
VIII bear thinking about, by those who
contemplate planting shade or OTnameu-
tai trees Chestnut, walnut, hickory
nut and EutteTuut trees are all nearly
as fine IN appearance as horse chestnut
and maple, and, aside from the source.
of revenue which Will In time accrue
To their owners from the fruit, the
timber of such trees salways in demand,
AMI the tree itself may become pTolla-
bic should 1t be come desirable at any
time 10 remove il.
The manure from most bdrnyaTds IS
never so thoroughly drawn out on the
land as It should be. Generally only
the COarSer portions mixed with last
Years straw are considered worth
drawing away. In Old baruyaTds there
are often rich deposits OF earth which
nave teeu acCUmulating for years, and
That, spread tEinly as top dressing, Will
produce far more effect the present
season than may be expected from the
manure made the past Winter.
A GOOD COW should yield 3OJ pounds
Of butter a year, allowing for tie time
she IS dried of. This yield is seldom
secured from each animal in a dairy
herd, but il IS not impossible, as such
WELD has been greatly exceeded. by
using the bItteT-YTOiuclny breeds, and
feeding for the highest possible prOduc-
zion, the p1ciitS from herd may be
doubled.
OS all soils mauurrs applied in ex-
cess of the needs of the crop are not
wasted. In is quite common on heavy
and TO find plots of exceptional fertili-
y that had dressing of manure five
OF six years before, especially if the
land las been IN grass or clover during
the time.
IT is very poor economy to employ
hired help AT high wages and then
have men and teams stand still three
OF four times In a long bout because
q.
horses on plow Will very often do one
third more work than two, with EO
extra cost for human labor.
y WRITER recommends the soaking
of the wood composing a summer house
IN crude petroleum saying it VIII make
any common wood nearly OF about as
durable as cedar; besides Imparting to
it "A rich brown color. 1t wOuld be an
Excellent idea TO apply the same preseT-
vatIye to trellises, etc, on lawns.
DONE OVER FROM THE FRENCH
I5emOlin, a noisy but pretentIous tenor,
Tecounts 10 Il brother musician his last
campaign
"Ah. INV dear sir! ut PithIriers, what
a scene! When had finished my first
great piece, everybody In the hall rose
20 their feeti''
ITO go out?''
AFTER HOURs.-Blind mIn-''Do
you know that man gong down the
streetg"
Deaf and dumb man-'Slightly, just
merely to speak TO, Do you know
him?n
Blind man-"Not personally-only
by sight"